Kolkata, 3/4: The Trinamool Congress has been pushing to bring a motion in Rajya Sabha in the last week of the Budget Session on the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill that provides for 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State Assemblies. Trinamool Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek O’Brien has submitted a notice under Rule…
Daringbadi: Bee attack left at least 41 students of Badabanga Sevashram at Daringbadi of Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Tuesday. The health conditions of three of the students are said to be critical and all of them have been admitted at Daringbadi Community Health Centre (CHC). According to reports, the 41 inmates of the Badabanga Sevashram…
SUBARNAPUR, 6/12 — It is seen that every day Ganja is being smuggled to other districts and states through Tarva block area of Subarnapur district. Yesterday (Thursday 5th) Tarva police station sub-inspector Marut Chandra Pradhan along with Kamsara Beat house officer Gajanan Behera, constables Narayan Bhoi, Prakash Dharua, Narayan Bhanja and Shakti Bhesara were patrolling…
Nayagarh, 11/6:At least four persons were charred to death and another received serious burn injuries when an oil tanker exploded after falling off a bridge in Odisha’s Nayagarh district, about 100 km from here, police said on Saturday. The oil tanker was on its way from Paradip to Sambalpur when it hit the…
Washington DC, 15/6: President Donald Trump said early on Sunday that if Iran attacks the United States in any way, it would face the might of the US military “at levels never seen before.” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US had nothing to do with an attack on…
Dibrugarh, 11/1: A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials said on Saturday. The child is undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh and is “stable” now, they said. AMCH Superintendent Dr Dhrubajyoti Bhuyan said the child was…
Bhubaneswar,November 27, 2024: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer and a leader in sustainable development, has reinforced its position as an environmental leader by spearheading impactful biodiversity and carbon reduction initiatives in Odisha through a strategic partnership with PwC India. This collaboration builds on Vedanta Aluminium’s long-standing commitment to sustainable development by introducing innovative methods for…
Bhubaneswar: Doctors affiliated to the Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) on Saturday withdrew their indefinite cease-work agitation after a meeting with Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling.The strike, which began on July 1, was launched to press for a 10-point charter of demands relating to service conditions and career progression.In a statement issued after the meeting,…
Guwahati, 24/8: The prime accused in the rape of a minor girl allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond and died on Saturday morning at Dhing in Assam’s Nagaon district, police said. The villagers of Borbheti, the family home of the accused, have taken a decision not to participate in his funeral prayers…
Kabul, 8/10: Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister left for New Delhi on Wednesday, his ministry said, in what would be the first visit to India by a Taliban leader since the group seized power in 2021. The trip highlights Taliban efforts to expand engagement with regional powers in a quest for economic ties and eventual diplomatic…
